UCLA is a large university with tens of thousands of students, all of whom have distinct food needs and preferences. Every student has different expectations about the food that should be available on campus, and Associated Students UCLA understands this. The Board of Directors constantly wrestles with decisions about how to properly provide for our […]
Category Archives: Opinion
No Offense, But: Standardized tests
“No Offense, But” is back in your feeds! Join Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti and columnists Will Bleveans and Tabatha Lewis this week as they weigh the pros and cons of eliminating the SAT and ACT from University of California admissions. After the break, they talk about the weather – the unbearably cold, tree-felling parts of […]
UCLA’s computer science curriculum fails to teach applicable skills in the field
One of UCLA’s greatest ironies is that its computer science curriculum is just a series of textbooks. So much for building the next Facebook. Computer science students have long complained that their curriculum is not practical enough. Students raised these concerns with their department Wednesday during a department town hall co-hosted by the Association for […]
Tailored major could boost job prospects, graduation rates for student-athletes
Most people come to college first to get their degrees and second to pursue other activities. For student-athletes, it’s the other way around – and UCLA seems intent on keeping it that way. At its most fundamental level, college exists to prepare students for productive postgraduation lives by teaching them skills they will use professionally. […]
New Breathalyzer implementation a poor damper on dangerous activity
Party all you want: Breathalyzers are here to keep us safe – or not. Fraternities will soon have Breathalyzers present at all their parties, after UCLA’s Interfraternity Council updated its Risk Management Policy in January to require them in fraternity houses to protect partygoers’ health and safety. But the date these Breathalyzers will be distributed […]
Editorial: USAC’s incompetence exemplified by lack of Academic Senate appointments
This post was updated Feb. 25 at 4:36 p.m. Undergraduate representation in academia could have died by a thousand cuts. This year, though, it took only 20. The Academic Senate is a decision-making machine of academic life at UCLA. Each year, prominent faculty and more than 40 student representatives come together to make decisions on […]
University must cure its inconvenient lack of urgent care options for students
Three weeks into winter quarter, I found myself shivering uncontrollably while sweating through every layer of clothing I was wearing. I looked up at the blackboard and struggled to listen as my teaching assistant discussed Hobbes and Rousseau. My vision went gray and my head pounded. Only two more classes and a presentation to go. […]